{"id":6431,"date":"2013-02-25T19:12:03","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T00:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=6431"},"modified":"2013-02-25T19:27:23","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T00:27:23","slug":"red-breasted-nuthatches-at-patuxent-nwr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=6431","title":{"rendered":"Red Breasted Nuthatches at Patuxent NWR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fhughvandervoort.com%2F%3Fp%3D6431&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p>The weatherman delivered the perfect weather he promised, so I set out for a look at Bacon Ridge, but there wasn&#8217;t any good public access I could find, so I went on to Patuxent, where some good birds have been seen. They didn&#8217;t show for me or the other three guys  met, and the day was pretty much a bust except for some Nuthatches.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6432\" style=\"width: 654px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=6432\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6432\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6432\" data-attachment-id=\"6432\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=6432\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Flicker-40.jpg?fit=644%2C756&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"644,756\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Northern Flicker\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This Northern Flicker was one of the few birds worth photographing.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Flicker-40.jpg?fit=584%2C686&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Flicker-40.jpg?resize=584%2C686&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Northern Flicker\" width=\"584\" height=\"686\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Flicker-40.jpg?w=644&amp;ssl=1 644w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Flicker-40.jpg?resize=127%2C150&amp;ssl=1 127w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Flicker-40.jpg?resize=255%2C300&amp;ssl=1 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Northern Flicker was one of the few birds worth photographing.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=6438\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6438\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6438\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=6438\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Red-Breasted-Nuthatch-15.jpg?fit=1056%2C1368&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1056,1368\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Red-Breasted-Nuthatch-17.jpg?resize=118%2C150&amp;ssl=1 118w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Red-Breasted-Nuthatch-17.jpg?resize=236%2C300&amp;ssl=1 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6436\" style=\"width: 894px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=6436\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6436\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6436\" data-attachment-id=\"6436\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=6436\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Red-Breasted-Nuthatch-14.jpg?fit=884%2C836&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"884,836\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Red Breasted Nuthatch \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Red Breasted Nuthatches are very agile as they search for food. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Red-Breasted-Nuthatch-14.jpg?fit=584%2C552&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Red-Breasted-Nuthatch-14.jpg?resize=584%2C552&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Breasted Nuthatch \" width=\"584\" height=\"552\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Red-Breasted-Nuthatch-14.jpg?w=884&amp;ssl=1 884w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Red-Breasted-Nuthatch-14.jpg?resize=150%2C141&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Red-Breasted-Nuthatch-14.jpg?resize=317%2C300&amp;ssl=1 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red Breasted Nuthatches are very agile as they search for food.<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fhughvandervoort.com%2F%3Fp%3D6431&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; 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